Samuel <William> Nichols
12 June 2013
Generation 1
1. Samuel <William> Nichols (Rn=69707), son of William <?> Nichols and Sarah <?> Embree Nichols, who was born 16 February 1733 and died 08 April 1798 at North Hempstead, Queens County, New York at 65 years of age.
He married Freelove <Elijah> Wright Wood/Nichols (Rn=69705), who was born 22 April 1743 at Oyster Bay, Queens County, New York and died 28 May 1822 at 79 years of age, a daughter of Elijah <Gideon> Wright (Rn=69700) and Antje
<Jan> Dorland Wright (Rn=69699).
Buried at Cemetery, Hempstead, Queens County, New York. First Residence - - North Hempstead, Queens County, New York. Will - - His will was dated 16 January 1798 and proved 19 May 1798. Source [The Dorland Enigma Solved by Barbara A
Barth 2007 page 119]
Children of Samuel <William> Nichols and Freelove <Elijah> Wright were as follows:
+ 2. i. Anna <Samuel> Nichols Birdsall (Rn=69949), who was born 26 July 1769 and married Benjamin <Seaman> Birdsall (Rn=69944).
3. ii. Wright <Samuel> Nichols was born 1 June 1771 and married 21 April 1790) [Mary Clement].
4. iii. William <Samuel> Nichols was born 9 March 1773 and died 10 March 1824) [Sarah ? (died 3 August 1851)].
5. iv. Elijah <Samuel> Nichols was born 1 December 1774 and died September 1776).
6. v. Samuel <Samuel> Nichols was born 12 June 1778 and married 12 December 1796 and married 21 December 1796) [Roseanna Jackson].
7. vi. Sarah <Samuel> Nichols Searing was born 12 June 1778 and died 8 December 1845 and married 25 December 1798) {James <James>}.
8. vii. Freelove <Samuel> Nichols Nichols/Wiggins was born 26 April 1780 and died 12 June 1846 and married 8 May 1802) {Jacob} (married 1803) {Richard}.
9. viii. Gideon <Samuel> Nichols was born 9 June 1782 and died 16 September 1825 and married 30 March 1802) [Elizabeth Smith].
10. ix. John <Samuel> Nichols (Rn=69704), who was born 22 May 1784 at Hempstead, Queens County, New York and died 09 March 1823 at 38 years of age.
He married 21 March 1803 at Presbyterian Church, Jamaica, Queens County, New York Letita <Joseph> Dorland Nichols (Rn=69703), who was born July 1785, a daughter of Joseph <John> Dorland (Rn=9040) and Hannah <?> ?
Dorland (Rn=69737).
First Residence - - Hempstead, Queens County, New York. Source [The Dorland Enigma Solved by Barbara A Barth 2007 page 121, 306]
Generation 2
2. Anna <Samuel> Nichols Birdsall (Rn=69949), who was born 26 July 1769 at Hempstead, Queens County, New York and was baptized at Saint George's Episcopal Church, Hempstead, Queens County, New York and died 1832 at Brooklyn, Kings County,
New York at 62 years of age.
She married 20 March 1797 at Saint George's Episcopal Church, Hempstead, Queens County, New York Benjamin <Seaman> Birdsall (Rn=69944), who was born about 1769 and died 1836 at 67 years of age, a son of Seaman <John> Birdsall
(Rn=5767) and Abigail <?> Smith Birdsall (Rn=53936).
Baptized on 17 September 1774. Religion 1 - - Saint George's Episcopal Church, Hempstead, Queens County, New York. First Residence - - Hempstead, Queens County, New York. Will - - Her will was dated 7 January 1832 and proved 5 May 1832.
Source [The Dorland Enigma Solved by Barbara A Barth 2007 page 120]
Children of Benjamin <Seaman> Birdsall and Anna <Samuel> Nichols were as follows:
11. i. Abigail <Benjamin> Birdsall Franklin was born about 1797) {John (will dated 10 August 1840 and proved 21 September 1846)}.
12. ii. Aaron <Benjamin> Birdsall was born about 1800) [Esther Betts].
13. iii. James <Benjamin> Birdsall was born about 1810 and married 23 January 1834) [Elizabeth Jackson].
14. iv. Benjamin <Benjamin> Birdsall was born about 1805 and married about 1826) [Sarah ?].